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- New Glenn launches NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission, lands booster SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Blue Origin successfully launched a NASA Mars mission on the second flight of its New Glenn booster Nov. 13, landing the vehicle’s first stage in the process.
- IonQ expands into space networking with acquisition of Skyloom SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Skyloom Global is a Colorado-based provider of space-based optical communications terminals
- A Robotic Helping Hand NASA · 13 Nov 2025 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robot...
- Project Kuiper becomes Amazon Leo ahead of LEO broadband service debut SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Project Kuiper has shed its seven-year-old code name, emerging as Amazon Leo Nov. 13 as the company nears the start of initial broadband services from the low Earth orbit constellation next year.
- Firefly deepens push into defense market after closing SciTec acquisition SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 On its third-quarter earnings call Nov. 12, Firefly executives highlighted the company’s alignment with the Pentagon’s planned “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative
- A Stranger in Our Midst? NASA · 13 Nov 2025 Perseverance Encounters a Possible Meteorite Written by Candice Bedford, Research Scientist at Purdue University Oct. 1, 2025 During the rover’s recent investigation of the bedrock at “Vernodden,” Perseverance encountere...
- Dream Chaser proceeding, hits milestones despite uncertain future NASASpaceflight · 13 Nov 2025 Dream Chaser, the vehicle that has been likened to a miniature version of NASA’s space…
- What would a “simplified” Starship plan for the Moon actually look like? Ars Technica · 13 Nov 2025 The problem is that it may be difficult to find options that both NASA and SpaceX like.
- ESI Motion Launches “SatBat,” a Revolutionary Space-Rated Battery Set to Redefine Power Systems in Low Earth Orbit SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Simi Valley, CA — [November 13, 2025] — ESI Motion, a leader in advanced motion and power solutions, proudly announces the release of its next-generation space-rated satellite battery, SatBat, engineered […]
- Countering China’s Space Silk Road: a U.S. partnership model for the Middle East SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 The Middle East is no longer asking whether it should develop domestic space capabilities; it’s deciding with whom it will develop them. If the United States wants to be the country of choice ahead of China, it must crea...
- NASA Patent Remix Challenge NASA · 13 Nov 2025 NASA’s Technology Transfer Office invites entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers to apply NASA’s patented technologies to practical applications. Participants will select an existing NASA patent and develop a b...
- Live coverage: ULA to launch ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2025 The mission is the second of three planned spacecraft that Viasat plans to operate in geostationary orbit. United Launch Alliance is targeting liftoff from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 10:04 p.m. EST (...
- Keeping America first in space SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Jim Bridenstine, former NASA Administrator and U.S. Congressman, who oversaw the launch of the Artemis program—America’s renewed effort to return astronauts...
- Live coverage: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather Spaceflight Now · 13 Nov 2025 Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place even after the end of the govern...
- Spectrum Rocket Stages Arrive at Launch Facility for Second Flight European Spaceflight · 13 Nov 2025 German launch services provider Isar Aerospace has announced that the stages for the second flight of its Spectrum rocket have arrived at its launch facility in Norway. Isar Aerospace launched the inaugural flight of its...
- A close-up look <br>at the first metal <br>part made in space ESA · 13 Nov 2025 This February, the first-ever metal part 3D-printed in space landed on Earth. Produced in the European Space Agency’s Metal 3D Printer Technology Demonstrator on the International Space Station, it is now in the hands of...
- Lux Aeterna nets US government partnerships for reusable satellite technology SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Lux Aeterna is attracting growing interest from across the U.S. government for heat shield technology designed to make satellites fully reusable, securing two partnership agreements since emerging from stealth in June.
- ‘Uncontrolled experiment:’ Study links harmful atmospheric metals to spacecraft reentry SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 GOLDEN, CO — The surge in megasatellite constellations is creating problems beyond amplifying the Earth-circling space debris, according to new research. Reentering spacecraft and rocket stages may also be damaging Earth...
- Ground truth: Why the lunar program needs its Earthbound network SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 As the world prepares to return to the moon, much of the attention remains fixed on the visible frontier: the rockets, landers and orbital stations that will make it possible. Yet the success of this new era in explorati...
- SES expands launch contract with Relativity Space SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Relativity Space, a launch startup developing a reusable rocket, has expanded a contract to provide launches for satellite operator SES.
- Brazil gears up to harness ESA’s Biomass data ESA · 13 Nov 2025 As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world’s attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon – the planet’s largest and most vital rainforest. With the European Space Agency’s Earth Expl...
- France Reveals New Space Strategy with Major Spending Increase European Spaceflight · 13 Nov 2025 At the inauguration of France’s first Space Command facility in Toulouse on Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new national space strategy defining the country’s civil and military priorities. Macron opened...
- Longest Government Shutdown in History Ends After 43 days SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Nov 2025 The House approved Senate-passed legislation this evening ending the 43-day government shutdown. The bill includes full-year funding for agencies covered by three of the 12 appropriations bills. Agencies in the
- Firefly identifies cause of Alpha booster test failure SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Firefly Aerospace says contamination in a fluid line caused the loss in September of an Alpha first stage being tested for an upcoming launch.
- Airspace closure suggests China is preparing for a Shenzhou landing after debris impact scare SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2025 China issued an airspace closure notice, suggesting preparations for a spacecraft landing days after a suspected debris strike delayed the planned return of Shenzhou-20.
- Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 Firefly Aerospace has pinpointed a minor hydrocarbon contamination as the root cause of a combustion…
- French startup U-Space raises $24 million for smallsat manufacting SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – French startup U-Space has raised €24 million ($27.8 million) to expand its role in the small satellite constellation market. With funding from the Series A round, Toulouse-based […]
- First confirmed sighting of explosive burst on nearby star ESA · 12 Nov 2025 Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted an explosive burst of material thrown out into space by another star – a burst powerful enough...
- French Satellite Manufacturer U-Space Raises €24M in Series A Funding European Spaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 Toulouse-based small satellite manufacturer U-Space has secured €24 million in new funding to expand its production capacity and support its growth into international markets. U-Space was founded in 2018 as a spin-off fr...
- The case for a southern launch corridor: Yuma’s role in the future of spaceflight SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2025 The dream of accessible space travel is inching closer to reality. As private companies push the boundaries of space tourism and orbital logistics, the need for strategically located and versatile spaceports is becoming...
- SpaceX progress on Starship Pad realignment for the future NASASpaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 SpaceX has intensified demolition efforts at Starbase’s Pad 1, in tandem with making significant steps…
- European companies to fly commercial microgravity mission in 2026 SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2025 Two European companies will cooperate on a mission launching next year to demonstrate microgravity research and manufacturing capabilities.
- Investigation fails to determine root cause of MethaneSAT failure SpaceNews · 12 Nov 2025 An investigation into the loss of a privately operated methane monitoring satellite could not identify a single root cause for the spacecraft’s failure earlier this year.
- ESA actively monitoring severe space weather event ESA · 12 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- OHB Awarded Germany’s First Square Kilometre Array Observatory Contract European Spaceflight · 12 Nov 2025 Bremen-based OHB Digital Connect has been awarded a €10.7 million contract to supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory’s (SKA Observatory) SKA-Mid radio array. The Square Kilometre...
- What a martian ice age left behind ESA · 12 Nov 2025 Travelling up from Mars’s equator towards its north pole, we find Coloe Fossae: a set of intriguing scratches within a region marked by deep valleys, speckled craters, and signs of an ancient ice age.
- Celebrating 30 years of European satellite navigation ESA · 12 Nov 2025 The year 2025 marked three decades of satellite navigation in Europe. To celebrate this milestone, on 2 September, the European Space Agency (ESA) opened the doors of ESTEC, its research and technology centre. Partners f...
- Goodbye Nina, hello Sarah ESA · 12 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Live coverage: Blue Origin targets Nov. 12 New Glenn launch following weekend weather scrub Spaceflight Now · 11 Nov 2025 Blue Origin was able to secure permission from the Federal Aviation Administration for a daytime launch attempt while the emergency order constraining commercial launches remains in place during the government shutdown....
- Launch Roundup: New Glenn, Viasat, & Sentinel-6B highlight busy week of launches NASASpaceflight · 11 Nov 2025 This week’s launch schedule features two high-profile launches that were pushed back after scrubs from…